truly

Definition

In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.

Etymology

From Middle English truely, treuly, treuli, trewely, treoweliche, treowliche, from Old English trēowlīċe (“faithfully; truly”), equivalent to true + -ly. Cognate with Dutch trouwelijk, Middle Low German truwlike, German treulich, Swedish trolig, Icelandic trygglega.

Example Sentences

• "He adds, very truly, that what was fatal to such philosophies as his was not Christianity but the Copernican theory."
• "That is truly all I know."
• "Truly, that is all I know."